Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk [ ˡ pɑlənɪk ], bourgeois Charles Michael Palahniuk ( born February 21, 1962 in Pasco, Washington ) is an American writer and journalist. He currently resides in Vancouver and has become known primarily for his first work, Fight Club (1996 ), which was made ​​into a film by David Fincher, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton (see also Fight Club ). His novel Choke (2008 ) was also filmed by Clark Gregg with Anjelica Huston and Sam Rockwell.

Life and work

Prior to his career as a writer Palahniuk attended the School of Journalism at the University of Oregon, worked as a freelance journalist, commercial vehicle mechanic and was an honorary capacity in homeless shelters and hostels.

On its internet site does Palahniuk "premium users " among other writing seminars and answered a lot of the readers' questions personally. His website is one of the biggest focal points for a single author.

Palahniuk is a member of the Cacophony Society, an anarchist society, which is the Suicide Club of San Francisco sprung. The so-called Project Mayhem from his novel Fight Club is based on the principles of the Cacophony Society.

Palahniuk's Fight Club idea was born when one morning he drawn by a scuffle appeared to work and none of his colleagues asked him about it. He wondered if it was possible to lead such a double life without awkward questions will be provided by the company. Although Fight Club Palahniuk 's first publication, he has previously Invisible Monsters and Insomnia: If You Lived Here written, You'd Be Home Already. Invisible Monsters was initially due to its " disturbing content" no publisher and Insomnia: If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Already Palahniuk was not happy enough to have it published it; However, it formed the basis for Fight Club.

The colony is one of 24 short stories composed in a frame story novel. The short story Guts ( German title: Incident ) provided on Palahniuk's readings for excitement because, who had fainted in these a total of 73 people. The story was published as a special supplement to Time Magazine.

The documentation produced in 2003 Postcards from the Future deals with Palahniuk and his status as a cult author in the U.S..

Works

• If you lived here, you'd be home already ( early 1990, not published )
• 1996: Fight Club - December 2004 ISBN 978-3-442-54210-9 translation - a film by David Fincher as Fight Club with Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, 1999.
• 1999: grimace (English " Invisible Monsters" ) - Translation February 2010 ISBN 978-3-442-54277-2.
• 1999:. Flight 2039 (English " Survivor" ) - translation 2003 ISBN 978-3-442-54167-6
• 2001: The Pretender (English " Choke" ) - translation 2002 ISBN 978-3-442-54166-9 - filmed by Clark Gregg as Choke - The Simulant with Sam Rockwell, 2008
• 2002: Lullaby - translation 2004 ISBN 978-3-442-54219-2
• 2003: Fugitives and Refugees. A Walk in Portland, Oregon. ISBN 978-0-09-946467-9
• 2003: The last protocol (English " Diary" ) - translation 2005 ISBN 978-3-442-54215-4.
• 2004: Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories - translation 2008 ISBN 978-3-442-54216-1.
• 2005: The Colony (English " Haunted" ) - translation 2006 ISBN 978-3-442-54266-6.
• 2007: The Mark of Cain (English " Rant " ) - translation 2009 ISBN 978-3-442-54271-0.
• 2008: Snuff - translation 2008 ISBN 978-3-442-54641-1.
• 2009: Bonsai (English " Pygmy " ) - translation August 2009 ISBN 978-3-442-54664-0. .
• 2010: Diva ( eng. " Tell All " ) - translation 2011 ISBN 978-3-442-54685-5.
• 2011: Cursed ( eng. " Damned" ) - Translation September 2013 ISBN 978-3-442-54706-7.